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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries. Bahman Ghobadi
Music World Made Long Seen Films Tehran Music World Some Minutes About More Only Had Most Documentaries Underground Always Were Wondered Short Flaw Them Really Why
Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents. Bahman Ghobadi
Me Regret Films More Only Underground Documents Making Historical The Only Thing Them Actually Thing Bringing
For me, it's better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food. Bahman Ghobadi
Food Me Phone Better Looking Controlling Live Worrying About Poisoning Over Without Maybe Shoulder Your Who
I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship. Bahman Ghobadi
Music Censorship Atmosphere About Make Very Wanted Interested Much Film Specifically
I can travel with music. I close my eyes, and I can travel all over the world with music. And one after another, stories come to me, and I just record them. Bahman Ghobadi
Music Me Travel Eyes World Record Over Come Another Close Just Stories After Them
It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder. Bahman Ghobadi
Work Good Wait Looking Approval Having Over Feels Freely Make Without Years Very Script Shoulder Your Film
In Kurdistan, there's a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all those made me a director. Bahman Ghobadi
Me Director Made Difficult Those Bitter Lifestyles Witnessing Lot Wars Hardship
When you do movies on low budgets, you don't want to have a location that requires a very big light right outside the window when you're 10 stories up. You have to find a location where you have a terrace outside, or you can light from a second floor, or you can light through the windows for daylight. Darius Khondji
You Light Big Location Find Window Windows Through Outside Daylight Budgets Terrace Up Very Where Want Stories Movies Low Requires Floor Right Second
Believe me, I don't like being photographed. I don't like myself in pictures. Actually, I do sometimes. Darius Khondji
Myself Me Sometimes Believe Photographed Pictures Like Being Actually
I've learned one general thing in filmmaking: to work with one strong idea. One strong concept that pushes you to work in a certain way artistically. Darius Khondji
Work You Strong Way General Pushes Idea Concept Learned Certain Certain Way Thing Filmmaking
I have lucky boots for military embeds, a lucky scarf for road trips, a lucky handbag, and lucky days of the week. I tap into my gut for 'right' or 'wrong' feelings about such simple things as whether I should go grocery shopping. Farnaz Fassihi
Shopping Simple Feelings Military Boots Scarf Gut About Trips Week Simple Things Road Wrong Days Go Tap Whether Grocery Grocery Shopping Should Lucky Right Things
I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped. Farnaz Fassihi
Death You Several Kidnapped Had Know Calls Iraq Very Close May Where Experiences Incident Near Nearly
Paris is a city that liberates you as a woman from all your sins that you think you are guilty of; it washes away all of that, and you are free. Golshifteh Farahani
You Woman Free Think Liberates Guilty City Paris Sins Your Away
The Iran I'm dreaming of maybe doesn't exist anymore. Golshifteh Farahani
Dreaming Exist Iran Maybe Anymore
I think there is a problem in France that anyone who is not European, you want to know where they come from and why do they come from somewhere or why they speak English or why they are human. That's the big barrier for all of us that are coming from some far, far away countries. But at the end of the day, we are all artists. Golshifteh Farahani
Day You Problem Speak End Of The Day Somewhere Big Think France Some Countries Come Know Coming End Human Artists Where Want Anyone Far Far Away Us English Who European Barrier Why Away
Independent cinema is more thoughtful, delicate. While Western blockbusters can have their own kind of delicateness, it's not delicate enough. You have to be ready to compromise to enter that field. I will do so only if it's worth it. Golshifteh Farahani
You Cinema Worth Will Own Field Enough Enter Worth It Independent Thoughtful Kind More Only Compromise Delicate Ready Blockbusters Western While
In my life, my parents wanted me to be a musician, I was supposed to go to Vienna to study piano. But this train wanted to go in another direction. Golshifteh Farahani
Life Me My Life Parents Musician Direction Piano Study Supposed Another Go Train Wanted Vienna
Iranian parents can't stop their children. They're just wild - they want to party, they want their rights, they want to paint, they want to dance. No one can stop these new generations coming. That's why Iran has to open up: it's like a pot full of hot water, vapour and steam. Golshifteh Farahani
Rights Water Dance Parents Party Wild Pot Steam Open No-One Hot Generations Hot Water New Like Coming Iran Iranian Up Just Stop Children Want Full Paint Why
I don't believe I could live in Iran again. A tree, once uprooted from the earth, is very difficult to plant again. Golshifteh Farahani
Plant Live Believe Difficult Tree Once Earth Could Iran Very Uprooted Again
Global challenges require collective responses. Hassan Rouhani
Challenges Collective Responses Global Require
I believe the land of Palestine will be returned to owners of the land with the help of God. Hassan Rouhani
God Will Believe Returned Owners Land Help Palestine
America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars. Hassan Rouhani
War Peace Mother Know Iran America Should Wars
To us, mastering the atomic fuel cycle and generating nuclear power is as much about diversifying our energy resources as it is about who Iranians are as a nation, our demand for dignity and respect, and our consequent place in the world. Hassan Rouhani
Respect Dignity World Power Nation Energy Our Resources About Atomic Generating Demand Mastering Iranians Place Fuel Us Much Cycle Who Nuclear Nuclear Power Consequent
I think that the president of Iran has the authority wherever which - where - wherever the national interests of the country are involved and, when it is necessary and expedient and required to speak and talk with others in order to promote the rights of its nation, that the president can take that initiative. Hassan Rouhani
Rights Speak Country Nation National Think President Others Promote Take Involved Talk Iran National Interests Authority Expedient Where Order Wherever Which Interests Required Initiative Necessary
All countries in my part of the world, we want democracy to prevail. I told the people, 'If you want American policies to stop, we need to take action.' We need to make the U.S. understand that its meddling is inappropriate. Hassan Rouhani
Prevail Democracy You People World Action Meddling Take Part Countries Make Policies Understand American Stop Want Inappropriate Need
America will regret imposing sanctions on Iran... they're already isolated in the world. Hassan Rouhani
Regret World Will Isolated Imposing Iran America Sanctions
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